Rape victim taken off ventilator, all 6 accused arrested

Five days after the assault on the 23-year-old paramedical student who was taken off ventilator but showed early signs of infection in a "mixed response".

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NEW DELHI: Akshay Thakur, the sixth and final accused who was one of the helpers in the bus, was arrested from his house in Bihar's Aurangabad district this evening.

Thakur was arrested by a special team of Delhi Police after several raids were conducted at different locations in Bihar.

"Since Tuesday, a special team of Delhi Police was conducting raids in Bihar. The last absconding accused Akshay Thakur was arrested from Bihar's Aurangabad Friday evening," said a police officer.

According to the officer, the accused is being brought to Delhi.

Four other accused were arrested Monday and Tuesday while the fifth accused, who is claiming to be a juvenile, was apprehended Thursday night.

The fifth accused, who claims to be 17 years old, was detained in a late night raid Thursday from Uttar Pradesh's Badaun by a special team of Delhi Police.

Since he claims to be a minor, police refused to divulge his details.

"He will be taken to a juvenile justice home after confirmation that he is a minor," said the officer.

Union home secretary RK. Singh said it is yet to be confirmed whether he is a minor.

The savage rape and torture occurred Sunday night when the woman and her male friend boarded a private bus, used for ferrying school children, in south Delhi after watching a movie.

The woman is battling for life at Safdarjung Hospital here. Both were dumped by the roadside after 40 minutes.

Meanwhile, the victim was taken off ventilator support but she showed early signs of infection setting in, as government vowed to file the chargesheet in the case "quickly" and seek maximum punishment of life term for the six accused.